Teodor Salparov tore ligaments in his knee while playing for club side CSKA Sofia last week and has been ruled out of the FIVB World League

Sofia, Bulgaria, April 12, 2011 – Bulgaria libero Teodor Salparov has been ruled out of the FIVB Volleyball World League 2011 after the CSKA Sofia player tore a ligament in his knee.

The 28-year-old suffered the injury in Bulgarian Superliga action, and will also miss the rest of the domestic season. "A sweat spot on the floor caused the injury," Salparov told BGvolleyball.com. "I will soon find out when and where the operation will take place, but most likely I will also miss the European Championship."

Bulgaria coach Radostin Stoytchev still has three other liberos to call on in Vladislav Ivanov of Levski Volley Sofia, Martin Bozhilov of Marek Union-Ivkoni Dupnitsa and Dobromir Ivanov of LUKOIL Neftohimik Burgas. This year’s World League will run from June 4 to July 25 with the final round taking place in Gdansk-Sopot in Poland.